How to use the guide

It is very important to do everything step by step, because any change in the order of performing the steps can lead to failure. Each point of this guide is started with a brief description of what will be achieved by following the instructions that have been placed at that point.

If the software and driver for the fingerprint reader, which you currently use does not support the latest versions of browsers, then you may solve this problem using information, software and driver which are included in this guide to change this situation.

When there will be a problem and need to ask a question, it is required to start a new topic (make a post). Please post the details of the problem, your notebook product number (p/n) and which system are you using on this model (Windows 7, Windows 8, 32-bit or 64-bit).

The first step is to determine which fingerprint sensor has been used in a notebook. This information will allow to determine which driver should be installed on the system for this particular device at a later stage in order to work correctly. Below are listed three methods, which allows to perform a task that has been set at this point.

METHOD 1:

1.Click the 'Support & Drivers' link which is at the top of this page.

Check is listed there the Validity Fingerprint Sensor Driver or the Authentec Fingerprint

Sensor Driver.

METHOD 2:

Click the 'Start'button.

In the search box type 'programs' and choose 'Programs and Features'.

The 'Programs and Features' window will show up.

Check is there on the list the Authentec driver or the Validity driver.

METHOD 3:

Click the 'Start'button.

In the search box type 'device' and choose 'Device Manager'.

Click the triangle which is next to 'Biometric Devices' to expand the list of devices in this category.

This step will allow you to find out is there the Authentec fingerprint sensor or the Validity fingerprint sensor used in your notebook.

If the driver is not loaded, the sensor model will not appear in the 'Biometric Devices' category. Look under 'Other Devices' or 'Universal Serial Bus Controllers' for a device named 'Fingerprint Sensor' and proceed as directed below.

Right click Fingerprint Sensorand choose 'Properties'. Select the 'Details' tab and use the dropdown selector to choose 'Hardware Ids '.

Please use the 4 characters following 'VID_' to determine which sensor you have.

Extract the file using7-Zipsoftware and double-click the extracted file to start

the installation process.

Click the 'Next' button.

Select 'I accept the terms in the license agreement' and choose 'Next'.

Click 'Next'.

Select 'Install' to continue.

The installation will start up.

Choose 'Finish'.

Click the 'Start' button.

Type in the search box 'HP simple' and choose 'HP SimplePass'.

Swipe the finger which you decided to enroll three times.

Click the ' Set Up Windows Log On ' button.

Type your Windows password and choose ' OK '.

Congratulations! Your notebook is now secured with your fingerprint sensor.

Select ' OK '.

It is highly recommended to enroll at least two fingers. If you decide to do that you will have to swipe the finger which you decided to enroll as second three times in the same way as the first finger. To do thispoint one of the fingers and click the blue circle with a plus.

When this process will end with success the enrolled finger will have a green circle and on the bottom part of the aplication will show up message ' Succesful. Fingerprint enrolled '.

Backup and Recovery

It's always good to make backup of important data, because this is a way to protect against data loss. Logins and passwords that will be stored in the HP SimplePass software are such important data.

Keep in mind one very important rule. When you add a new login and password to the software it's important to create a new backup. This will ensure the safety of new entries. If you will try to recover the data from a file that was created before adding new logins and passwords then this file will allow you to recover only the old entries.

The fifth point will show how you can backup the data, and how this backup can be used to recover the data if necessary.